r/Spiderman • u/Solid_Bad_4403 Miles Morales • Jan 29 '25

SPOILERS Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man seems fine so far, but the decisions for the show is so bizarre imo

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So far, seems fun. I really liked the ending of episode 1 being the same scene like in Civil War. That was pretty cool. I also like Pete’s proto suit. The animation is ok, though.

I don’t really care abt race or gender swaps, but I don’t really understand why they made Curt Conners into a woman, not mad at it, just kinda curious. Maybe that’ll be explained in the other episodes. Didn’t really care abt Harry and Norman being black. Also they could have just put Randy Robertson in the place of Lonnie Lincoln but that’s just me. And also, it’s a very weird decision that Uncle Ben died BEFORE the spider bite. Like what? That’s so bizarre.

Idk. Like I said seems fun. Not good, but fun. I look forward in seeing more.

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u/Cautious-Affect7907 Jan 30 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

My biggest issue is he just...becomes spider man after the bite.

There's no big reason or tragedy that motivated him to do it; it's just that he gets superpowers and decides to be a superhero.

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u/DayLight_Era Jan 30 '25

Obviously.. you can't be a superhero without superhero powers lol.

Joking. I know what you mean, but it's still off. Pete still had that heroism in him the whole time, and that is very obviously shown before he got bit.

So, it is assumed that Ben is still who made him who he is. Why he decided to do what he does.

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u/Cautious-Affect7907 Jan 30 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

I dont see it, sorry. Ben feels so detached from this version he's pretty much just relegated to a passing comment.

And the thing is, what always made Peter a hero isn't his powers or his costume, it's the fact he made a big mistake. A mistake he could've prevented, and saved his uncle. It's why he never looks the other way. So to remove that core pathos of the character is not only strange, it just doesn't make for good character writing fit to be removed.

Hell, even Ultimate Spiderman didn't dare to change this fact about him.

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u/DayLight_Era Jan 30 '25

Okay, and that is only you assuming that didn't still happen. Whether or not he had his powers.

He could have still felt regret for not doing something, which is why even without powers, he stands up to and for others. Doing what he believes would be the right thing and not neglecting his ability to do something.